1. Lord, remember Davidand all his self-denial.
2. He swore an oath to the Lord,he made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:
3. ‘I will not enter my houseor go to my bed,
4. I will allow no sleep to my eyesor slumber to my eyelids,
5. till I find a place for the Lord,a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.’
6. We heard it in Ephrathah,we came upon it in the fields of Jaar:
7. ‘Let us go to his dwelling-place,let us worship at his footstool, saying,
8. “Arise, Lord, and come to your resting place,you and the ark of your might.